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The Swimming Pool

Name: The Swimming Pool
Director: Jacques Deray
Released: 1969
Duration: 123 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1969

Director

Jacques Deray

Runtime

123 minutes

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The film operates as a psychological exploration of the elite, emphasizing character depth over broad demographic representation. Despite its lack of racial and LGBTQ+ diversity, it effectively challenges the idealized Western lifestyle by revealing the moral decay within the upper class. It excels in its nuanced critique of capitalist structures and the superficiality of the wealthy class. However, the film remains firmly rooted in a homogeneous, Eurocentric perspective, limiting its broader social inclusivity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Swimming Pool have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film centers on heterosexual relationships and does not include any characters with non-straight sexual orientations or non-cisgender identities.

How does The Swimming Pool portray gender?

Fair

Marianne is a complex character who plays a significant role in driving the story through her emotional journey. The narrative emphasizes female psychological conflict rather than traditional male action sequences.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Swimming Pool?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly white, reflecting the social structures of the late 1960s. The setting portrays a highly homogeneous, economically isolated community.

How does The Swimming Pool represent religion and culture?

Good

The story critiques Western capitalist systems and the superficiality of the wealthy class. It highlights the moral decay within the upper class through a lens of moral relativism.

Does The Swimming Pool include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities that play a central role in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges the idealized Western lifestyle by highlighting the moral decay within the upper class.
Provides female characters with significant psychological complexity and emotional depth.
Critiques capitalist structures and the superficiality of the wealthy class.

Limited or Absent

Lacks racial and ethnic diversity, presenting a highly homogeneous cast.
Does not include any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer subtext.
Fails to feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.

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